Richter Family Foundation
Richter Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Hayward, Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants included support for food assistance, emergency relief, children’s services, health care, public media, and parks.
Richter Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Richter Family Foundation gave $95K across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state Minnesota. 41% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,000
- +49.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 46
- +31.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,065
- +13.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $596,541
- -6.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 41% first-time grantees (19 of 46, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (32% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Richter Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 7376 W Moose Lake Road, Hayward, WI 54843
Phone: (763) 546-6915
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Richter Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Red Cross ($10K). Together the top 10 received $45K.
Grant Size Distribution
164 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 164 grants of 164 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Minnesota (32%), Iowa (13%), Maryland (11%), New York (10%), and the District of Columbia (8%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Richter Family Foundation open to new grantees?
41%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 19 of 46 grantees (41%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 126% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 228% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2019) to $95K (2025). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross Boone, IA | To Help Provide Food and Shelter | $10,000 |
| UNICEF New York, NY | To provide nutrition, water, and medicine to kids in crisis | $5,000 |
| Feed My People Food Bank Eau Claire, WI | To Provide Food Assistance to Those in Need | $5,000 |
| World Vision Federal Way, WA | To help children, families and their communties overcome poverty and injustice | $4,250 |
| YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Minneaoplis, MN | To Help Transform Lives | $4,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD | To Provide Emergency Medical Care Around the Globe | $4,000 |
| NPR Baltimore, MD | To Support Public Radio Stations | $4,000 |
| Twin Cities Public TV St. Paul, MN | To Support Public TV in the Twin Cities | $3,000 |
| Minneapolis Public Radio St. Paul, MN | To Provide Classical Music | $3,000 |
| Share Our Strengthno Kid Hungry Topeka, KS | To End Child Hunger | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $596,541 | $62,017 | $100,543 | $95,000 | 46 | $95,000 | $62,017 | $41,585 |
| 2024 | $636,944 | $49,339 | $68,125 | $63,500 | 35 | $65,812 | $47,026 | $31,800 |
| 2023 | $653,295 | $23,045 | $46,032 | $42,000 | 25 | $44,016 | $16,816 | $30,136 |
| 2022 | $675,781 | $31,042 | $46,217 | $42,000 | 29 | $44,114 | $24,855 | $31,456 |
| 2021 | $688,789 | $54,200 | $46,521 | $42,000 | 29 | $44,151 | $44,665 | $36,272 |
| 2020 | $681,045 | $36,094 | $42,863 | $39,000 | 33 | — | $23,414 | $34,184 |
| 2019 | $678,544 | $503,073 | $39,174 | $36,500 | 31 | — | $3,845 | $34,661 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richter Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including food and shelter, emergency medical care, child welfare, public media, and parks.
Grantees describe their own work in varied ways. World Vision says it works with children, families, and communities worldwide to address poverty and injustice, including through emergency relief and long-term community development. World Central Kitchen says it provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital describes its mission as advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. The Minneapolis Parks Foundation says it works to transform lives through parks and public spaces.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 46 grants totaling $95,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $1,500.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $10,000 to the American Red Cross for food and shelter; $5,000 each to UNICEF for nutrition, water, and medicine for children in crisis and Feed My People Food Bank for food assistance; and $4,250 to World Vision. Other grants included $4,000 each to the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, Doctors Without Borders, and NPR; and $3,000 each to Twin Cities Public TV, Minneapolis Public Radio, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, World Central Kitchen, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ruth Richter Hovland as president, Joan Richter Weilding as treasurer, and Elizabeth Richter as vice president.
Richter Family Foundation is led by Ruth Richter Hovland, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ruth Richter Hovland
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Richter
Vice President
Vice President & Secretary → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joan Richter Weilding
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Joan Richter Weidling (2019–2022) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Richter Family Foundation
How much does Richter Family Foundation give each year?
Richter Family Foundation gave $95K across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 35 grants.
What is Richter Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Richter Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,065, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Richter Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Richter Family Foundation give grants?
Richter Family Foundation's top state is Minnesota, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Iowa (13%) and Maryland (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Paul, MN (6 grants), Minneaoplis, MN (5 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Richter Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 46 grants with a stated purpose on Richter Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Richter Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Richter Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Red Cross ($10,000), UNICEF ($5,000) and Feed My People Food Bank ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Richter Family Foundation?
Richter Family Foundation reported $597K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $95K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Richter Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including food and shelter, emergency medical care, child welfare, public media, and parks. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Richter Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Richter Family Foundation's EIN?
Richter Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-2019517. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Richter Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Richter Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/richter-family-foundation-morg_55b97af8a4254a47a39b752a0f5888ca
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